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2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast

Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday decided to remove from office the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-mayors of Elazığ’s Sarıcan district, according to the...

Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report

The leader of a US-backed militia in northeast Syria accused Turkey of violating the terms of two separate cease-fire agreements brokered by Russia and...

Wife pleads for help for jailed husband after serious health problems emerge

Esra Terzioğlu, the wife of a jailed TV director who has serious health problems, has asked for help from officials in a video posted...

Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance

Yasin Ugan, who had been missing for six months before suddenly reappearing in police custody, has revealed in court that he was tortured by...

3 journalists released pending trial, 3 kept in jail for reporting intel officer’s killing in Libya: report

A trial started on Wednesday for seven Turkish journalists charged with revealing state secrets in their coverage of the death of a Turkish intelligence...

Turkey not considering lockdowns despite rise in coronavirus cases: minister

Turkey isn’t considering tightening its lockdown restrictions even though the number of daily coronavirus infections registered since they were eased is "higher than anticipated,”...

Turkish soldier killed after coming under fire from across border with Iran: report

One Turkish soldier was killed and two others were wounded in southeast Turkey as they came under fire from the Iranian side of the...

1 killed, 8 injured in flash floods in Turkey’s megacity of İstanbul

At least one person was killed and eight others were injured on Tuesday in flash floods in Turkey's biggest city of İstanbul, local authorities...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases exceed 190,000, death toll now over 5,000

Turkey registered 1,268 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 190,165, according to a chart posted on Twitter by...

Turkish journalist suffering from cancer released from prison

Journalist Mevlüt Öztaş, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while in jail and is currently at stage four of the disease, has been released...

Regional appeals court upholds CHP İstanbul official’s prison sentence

A regional court of appeals in İstanbul has ruled to uphold the prison sentence of nine years, eight months handed down to Canan Kaftancıoğlu,...

Turkey allows lawyers to march into Ankara, ending standoff: report

Turkish authorities on Tuesday allowed a group of top lawyers to continue a symbolic march into the capital of Ankara, ending a more than...

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